| A Short Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Glossary | i |
| Introduction | 1 |
| How To Use This Book | 3 |
| Chapter 1: Major Trends in the Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry | 7 |
| 1) Introduction to the Wireless Industry | 7 |
| 2) 2.5G, 3G Cellular Systems Are Deployed while 4G Is on the Drawing Board | 9 |
| 3) Wi-Fi Accelerates | 11 |
| 4) Security Issues Create Wireless Concerns | 12 |
| 5) Municipal Wi-Fi Broadband Systems Falter | 12 |
| 6) WiMAX Extends Wireless Range Far Beyond Wi-Fi | 13 |
| 7) MIMO (802.11n) Enhances WiMAX, the High-Speed Wireless Wave | 14 |
| 8) Femtocells Utilize the Internet to Make a Leap in Wireless Service Levels | 14 |
| 9) Ultrawideband (UWB) Offers Sizzling Short-Range Speed | 15 |
| 10) Bluetooth Provides Wireless Connectivity to Millions of Cellphones and Other Devices | 15 |
| 11) New Dual Mode Handsets Switch from Cellular to Wi-Fi | 16 |
| 12) RFID Drives Inventory Management Evolution | 17 |
| 13) Supply Chain Management (SCM) Software Combines with Wireless | 19 |
| 14) Self-Check-In Kiosks, RFID and Other New Technologies Save Labor Costs for Airlines and Hotels | 20 |
| 15) Wireless Information Systems Surge Ahead in Vehicles: Telematics, ITS and Real-Time Traffic Information | 21 |
| 16) Cellular Phone Use Continues to Proliferate/MVNOs Struggle | 22 |
| 17) Cellphones Evolve into Personal Digital Appliances | 23 |
| 18) Wireless Devices Become a Fast-Growing Market for Electronic Games | 25 |
| 19) Music Plays a Major Role in New Cellphones | 25 |
| 20) Apple's iPhone Makes a Splash | 26 |
| 21) Video Via Cellphone Slowly Takes Off | 26 |
| 22) BlackBerry Use Soars, but Competition Grows | 27 |
| 23) Cellphones Are Equipped with Speech-Recognition Technology | 28 |
| 24) GPS and Location Based Services (LBS) Enhance Cellphone Subscriptions | 28 |
| 25) Location Based Services (LBS) and Advertising on Cellphones Take Hold | 30 |
| 26) Smart Phones May Replace Smart Cards | 31 |
| 27) Chinese, Indian and African Cellphone Markets Skyrocket | 32 |
| 28) In Flight Wireless Takes Off | 32 |
| 29) Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) Ready to Spread /Nanotechnology Applications | 33 |
| 30) Google, Verizon and Others Bring Open Systems to the Cellular Handset Market | 33 |
| Chapter 2: Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Statistics | 35 |
| Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Overview | 36 |
| Internet Access Technologies Compared | 37 |
| Wireless Standards & Speeds | 38 |
| Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2000-2007 | 39 |
| Number of Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2000-2007 | 40 |
| Top Mobile Operators by Number of Subscribers, Worldwide | 41 |
| Top 20 Cellular Telephone Service Companies, Worldwide: 2006-2007 | 42 |
| Cellular & Other Wireless Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses: 2004-2007 | 43 |
| Satellite Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses: 2004-2006 | 44 |
| Wireless Telecommunications Industry Employment, U.S.: 1998-2008 | 45 |
| Chapter 3: Important Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Contacts | 47 |
| Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites | |
| Chapter 4: THE WIRELESS 325: | |
| Who They Are and How They Were Chosen | 69 |
| Industry List, With Codes | 70 |
| Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups | 72 |
| Alphabetical Index | 81 |
| Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State | 84 |
| Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country | 86 |
| Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations | 89 |
| Index by Firms with Operations Outside the U.S. | 94 |
| Individual Profiles on each of THE WIRELESS 325 | 97 |
| Additional Indexes | |
| Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities | 422 |
| Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations | 424 |